Yana
Americannoun
plural
Yanas,plural
Yana-
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
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the now extinct Hokan language of the Yana, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.
Example Sentences
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Power outages also cut off heat and water supplies and Yana says those still connected to the grid have offered strangers the chance to wash or take a shower.
From BBC
"I am tired of not sleeping enough," says Yana Kolomiets, 31, a casting director from Odesa.
From BBC
Martin Hartig's daughter had a very different story to the one Antony and Yana were expecting.
From BBC
"The voting system is specially invented by a very famous scientist and mathematician," Russian TV's Intervision commentator Yana Churikova tells me.
From BBC
Yana Stepanenko lovingly buys her son's favourite treats - a cup of steaming hot chocolate and a chocolate roll.
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